Karl Hopfner (born 28 August 1952) is a German football executive who has worked for Bayern Munich.
In addition to his role at Bayern Munich, he is on UEFA's committee for club tournaments, a member of the board of the Deutsche Fußball Liga and the German Football Association.
Hopfner applied for Managing Director of the FC Bayern München eV in 1982 after seeing a "local" job ad.
[5][6] However, at the club's annual general meeting on 15 November 2012, Hopfner was elected as Senior Vice President of FC Bayern München eV.
[12] During his career at Bayern, Hopfner was a member of the board of the Deutsche Fußball Liga[13] and the German Football Association[14] and also sits on the club commission for UEFA.